Rafiq A. Tschannen is a Swiss national. He converted to Islam and joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the age of 16 after reading the German translation of the Holy Qur'an. He worked in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, first as Finance Director in the private industry and later as Chief Executive Officer of NGOs and International Governmental Organizations. He is now devoting his time to The Muslim Times as Editor for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Switzerland and as Associate Chief Editor.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON 02/20/2014 02:38 MK Levin: ‘For 60 years the state treated all minorities as one homogeneous group, and it was a mistake.’ Women walking in the mixed Arab-Jewish city Lod Photo: REUTERS Coalition chairman Yariv Levin’s proposal to legally differentiate between Christian and Muslim Arabs passed its second and third readings […]
Published on Friday, 14 February 2014 09:25 by Daoud Kuttab PALESTINE NEWS NETWORK The seriousness of the U.S.-initiated framework for a possible solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem appears to have shaken dormant relations in the region, including in Jordan. The Palestinian-Jordanian relationship, which is experiencing its highest degree […]
February 20, 2014 12:11 AMBy David Ignatius STORY SUMMARY Western and Arab intelligence services that support Syria’s struggling opposition gathered for a two-day strategy meeting in Washington last week that appears to signal a stronger effort to back the rebels. Sources warn that President Barack Obama is still wary of […]
by Thomas Sowell. The Afghanistan government’s recent release of dozens of imprisoned terrorists, many of whom had killed Americans, was a galling betrayal of those Americans who died defending Afghanistan […]
Source: Independent MP’s comments come after Briton carries out suicide attack in Shia-Sunni Syria conflict By Oliver Wright, 18 February 2014 In a speech during a trip to the Middle East, […]
(Wam) / 19 February 2014 FNC Speaker Al Murr and delegation visits Iranian Shura Council, invites Ali Larijani to visit UAE. Mohammed Al Murr meets Iranian President Dr Hassan Rohani during the Conference of Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. — Wam Federal National Council (FNC) Speaker […]
45. Yield not to any one among them who is sinful or ungrateful. [76:25] So wait patiently for the judgment of thy Lord, and yield not to any one among them who is sinful or ungrateful. [22:39] Surely, Allah defends those who believe. Surely, Allah loves not any one who is perfidious or ungrateful.
By Ralf Neukirch SPIEGEL.DE REUTERS The West Bank Jewish settlement Givat Zeev near Jerusalem in 2011: Angela Merkel believes settlements are a decisive barrier to the peace process. German-Israeli relations are at a nadir as German Chancellor Merkel begins her third term. When leaders of the countries meet next week, deals […]
Moderate rebels say the Syrian president is secretly working with a rogue al-Qaeda group in the country’s brutal civil war. But are Sunni jihadists really in bed with the Assad […]
Story Summary by Rami G. Khouri Daily Star Lebanon With perhaps just weeks to go before the United States unveils its framework accord that it hopes will prod Palestinians and Israelis toward a comprehensive negotiated resolution of their conflict, it seems that every dimension of this struggle is generating new […]
STORY SUMMARY by Erika Solomon Daily Star Lebanon Pictures of rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar Assad laughing and shaking hands after a local cease-fire have sparked outrage on […]
By Maher Abukhater February 12, 2014, 3:15 p.m. RAMALLAH, West Bank – The presence of three words on a letterhead – “State of Palestine” – is keeping Palestinian patients from […]
David Smith, Africa correspondent theguardian.com, Friday 14 February 2014 18.03 GMT A convoy of more than 100 vehicles carrying Muslims trying to flee Bangui. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP Thousands of Muslims tried to flee the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR) on Friday, only for their mass convoy of cars […]
Story Summary Security sources say the three were part of a local Salafist-jihadist group that planned to carry out attacks against Israeli targets in the West Bank. In the past two years, Israel had reported targeting militant cells bearing some connection to Al-Qaeda in the north of the West […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday condemned the “heinous” execution of kidnapped soldiers by a Taleban faction, warning that the deaths could affect ongoing peace talks. “Such incidents […]
DAMASCUS: The Free Syrian Army has sacked its military chief after the Western-backed rebels suffered battlefield setbacks, amid signs the warring parties are escalating the fighting that has already killed […]
By Fars News Agency Global Research, February 17, 2014 Fars News Agency After its failure in coaxing the US into war on Syria, Saudi Arabia is now attempting to persuade the Arab League (AL) to issue permission for military attack against the crisis-hit country, Arab media reports said. “The Saudi regime […]
By Richard Silberstein Canadian media offers a shocking new development in the intelligence wars. This involves a honeypot security officer working for Canadian immigration. Her assignment was to romance an alleged Iranian spy. Sometime during their year-long romance, one night after having a few drinks too many, she told him […]
The Swiss aren’t the only ones in Europe deeply concerned about immigration. Many across the Continent would also like to see limits placed on newcomers from elsewhere in the EU. […]
[14:8] And remember also the time when your Lord declared, ‘If you are grateful, I will, surely, bestow more favours on you; but if you are ungrateful, then know that My punishment is severe indeed.’ [2:153] Therefore remember Me, and I will remember you; and be thankful to Me and do not be ungrateful to Me. [16:115] So eat […]